<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 49-16A-3 - Chapters governing railroads. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2070039Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070039SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070039CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2070039Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2070039DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070039000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070039SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2070039SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2070039Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-16A-3"><span class="s2070039SENU">49-16A-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070039SENU">. </span><span class="s2070039CL">Chapters governing railroads.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070039Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070039DefaultParagraphFont">All railroads, unless built and operated solely for private purposes, are common carriers and are not subject to the provisions of Title 49 except as provided by this chapter and chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-17"><span class="s2070039DefaultParagraphFont">49-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070039DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=49-17A"><span class="s2070039DefaultParagraphFont">49-17A</span></a><span class="s2070039DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070039Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070039000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2070039Normal"><span class="s2070039SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2070039SCL-000002"> SL 1980, ch 322, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>